YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles MCP server
online · 96% uptimeBulk YouTube transcripts from videos, channels, playlists or search: text, RAG chunks, SRT, VTT.
C67/100grade C
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YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles tools
Tool list not cached yet. `describe` through the gateway fetches it live.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-02 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 low
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 115ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Findings (1)
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Overall 67/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles compares
Against every graded AI and agents MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 67/100
- higher than 30% of 4,464 AI and agents servers
- Uptime
- 96%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote AI and agents server answers 100%
- Response time
- 18 ms
- faster than 97% of 2,333 AI and agents servers
Install YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcripts https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=sauliusautomatesit/youtube-transcript-scraper
YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles: common questions
- Is YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (67/100). Read the YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles safety report
- How do I install YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles?
- It runs remotely at mcp.apify.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles maintained?
- The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles up?
- 96% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Guaardvark MCP server, DataSinking MCP server and Watch CLI MCP server.
- How does YouTube Transcripts & Subtitles compare with other AI and agents MCP servers?
- safety score 67/100 (higher than 30% of 4,464 AI and agents servers); uptime 96% (of our recent checks; the typical remote AI and agents server answers 100%); response time 18 ms (faster than 97% of 2,333 AI and agents servers). Full comparison.
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